Visitor Information
Open year-round, with
the exception of a few major holidays. Groups welcome with advance
notice (please call). Wheelchair accessible.
Arboretum and
Garden Hours:
Open daily; sunrise
to sunset
Talcott Greenhouse
Hours:
Mon. to Fri. 9:00 am
- 4:00 pm
Sat. to Sun. 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Phone:
413-538-2116
Driving Directions
From the south
- Travel north on Interstate
91, to Route 202 (Exit 16, Holyoke/ South Hadley).
- Head north on 202
through Holyoke; across the Connecticut River, and around the
rotary to the exit marked South Hadley Center-Amherst, Route 116
north.
- The College is approximately
2.5 miles from the exit.
- Continue on 116 and
look for Park Street on your right, across from the South Hadley
town green.
- Turn right on Park
Street.
- At the bottom of the
hill, turn right onto Lower Lake Road.
- The greenhouse is
located on your right.
From the north
- Travel south on Interstate
91, take Exit 16, and follow the directions above.
From the Massachusetts
Turnpike, east or west
- Take Exit 5 (Holyoke/Chicopee)
and bear to the right.
- At the end of the
ramp, turn left on Route 33 for five miles to Route 116.
- Turn right onto 116
and drive approximately 1.5 miles north to the College.
- Follow the directions
above from "Continue on 116".
Take the online tour
of Talcott Greenhouse or,
when you visit us, grab a Self-Guided tour brochure and just walk
around.
Fuchsia 'Hidcote'
hangs over a
Streptocarpus in the Cycad House
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